The problems is that our desi- culture accepts homage
paying to the reformers and doers as substitute for action. If we can
sing the praises, louder the better, we have done our part. Rituals
substituting for the real thing, in every facet of life.
No wonder how society is left mired in the past, stuck in the
mud, unable to dig out and move forward in spite of the enormous human
potential.
>He ought to revisit the scene and do nalast good job of it in
popular eassays for school textbooks.
> Late Syed Abdul Malik wrote his " Dhanya Nara Tanu Bhalo " --a prosaic period play-but not an explicit praise for generations to remember.
*** Too cryptic--didn't get either of the above..
At 7:55 PM +0530 10/11/05, mc mahant wrote:
<<<<It is utter failure on the part of
Assamese people including all of us to propagate his>>>>
I am sure you meant" --not to have propagated his --"
Dr. Hiren Gohain did his British Ph. D. on this subject.
He ought to revisit the scene and do nalast good job of it in popular eassays for school textbooks.
Late Syed Abdul Malik wrote his " Dhanya Nara Tanu Bhalo " --a prosaic period play-but not an explicit praise for generations to remember.
Islam discourages Hero-Worshipping and even statues/stone -cutting on mountain sides. Does Buddhism too?.Hindus cremate - leave no headstone . Should Assam also concentrate on present and future only and wipe out mouthfuls like" Lokapriya Bharat Ratna( after 50 years ) Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport"?
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From: mayur bora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Rini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, assam@assamnet.org
Subject: Re: [Assam] Late: Padma Kanta Dutta: Founder of Sankar Jayanti atUK in 1983
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 03:48:45 -0700 (PDT)
>Dear Rini Baidew
>
>Extremely well said about Mahapurush Srimanta
>Sankaradeva. I can not agree with you more specially
>about the last line that no genius in the world has
>been so versatile. It is utter failure on the part of
>Assamese people including all of us to propagate his
>philosophy to unite all the original inhabitants of
>the state irrespective of our caste, creed, community
>tribe etc.
>
>Mayur
>Chandigarh
>
>--- Rini Kakati <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
>---------------------------------
>
>In the wake of 557th birth anniversary of Mahapurusa
>Sankaradeva, it remind me of late: Padma Kanta Dutta
>(my jethu) the founder of Sankar Jayanti celebration
>at London, who came to visit me in August, 1983. He
>was the President of Kumar gaon Sankar Mandir at
>Tezpur and a devout Vaisnavite. He served all his life
>for Sankar Sangha. During his stay he was very
>persistent to celebrate Sankar Jayanti Mahotsav in
>London. Another well-known and a pious lady, late:
>Subhadra Kakati from Sualkuchi, (Dr. Dinesh Kakati's
>mother) was also in London at the same time. She was
>delighted with the idea of starting a Sankar Sangha at
>London and joined in. Late: Khageshsar Saikia, the
>secretary of Kumar gaon, Sankar Mandir at Tezpur was
>also visiting his daughter in Manchester at the same
>time. What a coincidence ! . I saw it as a Guru
>blessing in disguise. With Jethu's inspiration and
>guidance, I was able to organise 535th birth
>anniversary of Srimanta Sankaradeva at Tavistock
>Community Hall in Harlesden for the first time with
>the help of Assamese community in London. Although the
>idea was initially started by me, apparently it became
>a joint process of everybody that we are able to
>praise our Guru and celebrate Sankar Jayanti every
>year in London.
>
>
>With my head bowed in reverence, I pray to these great
>three people and thank them for leading us to the path
>of our Guru Mahapurusa Sankaradeva.
>
>
>Because " The history of the Assamese people, the
>history of its national awareness is the life of
>Sankaradeva -- he is the pulse of the people". In the
>last 555th years none of Sankaradeva's stature has>been born in Assam. Many religious preachers in this
>period undoubtedly equals of Sankardeva was their, but
>none combine like Sankaradeva. He was the poet, the
>philosopher, the musician, the dramatist, the actor
>and the producer, the composer of dances, the painter,
>the much travelled social reformer and the founder of
>the Vaisnavite faith in one. No genius in the world
>has been so versatile.
>
>
>Rini Kakati
>
>
>You can view the photo by attachment or below. From
>the left, Late: Padma Kanta Dutta, founder of Sankar
>Jayanti at UK along with his friend Late: Khageshsar
>Saikia in 1983
>
>
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